About this journal

Aims and scope

Since its foundation in 1986, the Mediterranean Historical Review has pioneered the steadily growing field of international scholarship focusing on the Mediterranean as a vast and complex hub of human interaction and relations, both geographically and historically. The journal seeks contributions on topics that transcend any particular locale or conventional periodization, and which explore the intricate mesh of contacts, relations, and influences within the Mediterranean context.

Chronologically, MHR often aims to integrate various problems in the ancient, medieval, early modern and contemporary history of the Mediterranean basin. Our disciplinary and topical horizons are historically oriented, covering a broad spectrum that ranges from economics to intellectual and inter-religious exchanges, slavery, navigation, early shipping insurance, literature and music, and even climate. The journal occasionally publishes documents of special interest, accompanied by a commentary.

A ‘Book Review Section’ and a rubric of ‘Publications Received’ provide a window on the state of the art in the field of Mediterranean history from antiquity to modern times in all disciplines that investigate the Mediterranean past. Articles submitted for publication, which should not exceed 10,000 words, are subject to peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two outside referees. We are also happy to discuss cogent proposals for special issues and forums.

Routledge History

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 23K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 0.5 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 0.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 0.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.040 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.141 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 31 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 93% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Chief Editors:
Naama Cohen-Hanegbi - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Youval Rotman - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Zur Shalev - University of Haifa, Israel

Editorial Board
Benjamin Arbel - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Tamar Herzig - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Irad Malkin - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Raanan Rein - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Yulia Ustinova - Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Managing Editor:
Stéphanie Binder - Bar-Ilan University

Reviews Editor:
Uri Zvi Shachar - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Language Editor:

Andrew Ellis

International Advisory Board:
David Abulafia - University of Cambridge, UK
Michel Balard - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Shlomo Ben-Ami - Tel Aviv University, Israel
Cecilia D'Ercole - École des hautes études en sciences sociales, France
Thomas Gallant - University of California San Diego, USA
Mercedes García-Arenal - Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain
Daniel Hershenzon - University of Connecticut, USA
Paschalis M. Kitromilides - Academy of Athens, Greece
Chryssa Maltezou - Academy of Athens, Greece
Nicholas Purcell - University of Oxford, UK
Minna Rozen - University of Haifa, Israel
Amy Singer - Brandeis University, USA
Francesca Trivellato - The Institute for Advanced Study, USA

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted in:

America: History and Life; British Humanities Index; Current Abstracts; European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH); Historical Abstracts; Humanities International Index; Index Islamicus; New Testament Abstracts; OCLC; Periodicals Index Online; Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index®, Social Scisearch®, Arts and Humanities Citation Index® and Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition.

Open access

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  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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